Examining the thematic intersection of law, technology and violence, this book explores cyber attacks against states and current international law on the use of force. The theory of information ethics is used to critique the law's conception of violence and to develop an informational approach as an alternative way to think about cyber attacks.

Samuli Haataja is an academic at Griffith Law School, Griffith University, where he teaches across a range of courses on public international law. His research explores the intersection of law and technology in the context of international law and emerging technologies, and he has published in various journals including Law, Innovation and Technology and the Cambridge International Law Journal. Dr Haataja is also a member of the Program on the Regulation of Emerging Military Technologies (PREMT) and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Society on Social Implications of Technology (IEEE SSIT).

1 Introduction 2 Information ethics 3 Technology, violence and law 4 Cyber attacks and international law on the use of force and non-intervention 5 The 2007 cyber attacks against Estonia 6 Stuxnet 7 Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election 8 Information ethics and international law on the use of force 9 Conclusion